Asakaze-class destroyer

	JDS Hatakaze in 1960s
Class overview
Name	Asakaze-class destroyer
Builders	Bath Iron Works, Maine; Federal Shipbuilding and Drydock Company, New Jersey;
Operators	Coastal Safety Force; Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force;
Preceded by	N/A
Succeeded by	Ariake class
Subclasses	Gleaves class
Built	1940
In commission	1954–1969
Completed	2
Retired	2
General characteristics
Type	Destroyer
Displacement	1,630 tons standard,; 2,395 tons full load;
Length	348 ft 3 in (106.15 m)
Beam	36 ft 1 in (11.00 m)
Draft	13 ft 2 in (4.01 m)
Installed power	4 Babcock & Wilcox boilers, 2 Westinghouse geared steam turbines;; 50,000 shp (37,000 kW);
Propulsion	2 shafts
Speed	37.4 knots (69.3 km/h; 43.0 mph)
Range	6,500 nmi (12,000 km; 7,500 mi) at 12 knots (22 km/h; 14 mph)
Complement	16 officers, 260 enlisted
Armament	(Early service); 4 × 5 in (127 mm) DP guns; 2 × 40 mm Bofors guns; 2 × 20 mm Oerlikon guns; 5 × 21 in (533 mm) torpedo tubes; 4 × K-gun depth charge throwers; 6 × Depth charge tracks; (Late service); 3 × 5 in (127 mm) DP guns; 2 × 40 mm Bofors guns; 2 × 20 mm Oerlikon guns; 5 × 21 in (533 mm) torpedo tubes (1 × 5); 4 × K-gun depth charge throwers; 6 × Depth charge tracks;

The Asakaze-class destroyer is a class of destroyers of the Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force. Two ships of the Gleaves class were lent by the United States Navy and were in commission from 1954 until 1969.

Class overview
JDS Hatakaze in 1960s
Name	Asakaze-class destroyer
Builders	Bath Iron Works, Maine Federal Shipbuilding and Drydock Company, New Jersey
Operators	Coastal Safety Force Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force
Preceded by	N/A
Succeeded by	Ariake class
Subclasses	Gleaves class
Built	1940
In commission	1954–1969
Completed	2
Retired	2
General characteristics
Type	Destroyer
Displacement	1,630 tons standard, 2,395 tons full load
Length	348 ft 3 in (106.15 m)
Beam	36 ft 1 in (11.00 m)
Draft	13 ft 2 in (4.01 m)
Installed power	4 Babcock & Wilcox boilers, 2 Westinghouse geared steam turbines; 50,000 shp (37,000 kW)
Propulsion	2 shafts
Speed	37.4 knots (69.3 km/h; 43.0 mph)
Range	6,500 nmi (12,000 km; 7,500 mi) at 12 knots (22 km/h; 14 mph)
Complement	16 officers, 260 enlisted
Armament	(Early service) 4 × 5 in (127 mm) DP guns 2 × 40 mm Bofors guns 2 × 20 mm Oerlikon guns 5 × 21 in (533 mm) torpedo tubes 4 × K-gun depth charge throwers 6 × Depth charge tracks (Late service) 3 × 5 in (127 mm) DP guns 2 × 40 mm Bofors guns 2 × 20 mm Oerlikon guns 5 × 21 in (533 mm) torpedo tubes (1 × 5) 4 × K-gun depth charge throwers 6 × Depth charge tracks